A CANTON POLYCHROME AND CARVED IVORY PLEASURE BOAT QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1840

intricately carved in the form of a two-tiered boat consisting of screened rooms divided by pierced panels, with figures on the prow and the side, the upper deck similarly carved with screened rooms and a promenade lined with jardinières of plants, glass case with stand

This boat is in fair condition and has a split (5cm) to the back of the right side runner and there has been some warping to the front section. There is damage to two pierced panels to the back right side and to three smaller panels to the top section of the roof. The back panel of the roof is loose, as is the small coloured flag and the larger plain one. Quite an amount of the paint has stripped off the lanterns at the stern.
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